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The launch of Overwatch 2 hasn’t been an easy one for Blizzard, nor has it gone exactly to plan. With multiple DDoS attacks preventing many players from logging into the game on launch day (October 4) and beyond as well as heroes being temporarily disabled without any notice in order for bugs to be worked on, the game has seen more than its fair share of hiccups. Blizzard is now offering players double XP, a weapon charm and a free legendary skin in order to apologise for Overwatch 2’s unstable launch period. In a new…

Blizzard has apologised for the rocky launch of Overwatch 2 after suffering cyber-attacks and facing backlash over phone verification requirements. In a post to the US Blizzard forum, a community manager wrote: “Yesterday was an exciting day for the Overwatch team—a day that we know you have been looking forward to for a long time. While millions of people have been enjoying the game, the launch has not met your, or our, expectations. “First, we want to apologize to our players. We expected the launch of Overwatch 2 to…

Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn said that its app and website were functional after a brief interruption. Earlier, nearly 15,000 users had reported issues with the social networking service, according to Downdetector. "Pardon us. If you were having trouble viewing LinkedIn today, we're back in action," LinkedIn said in a tweet. Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including user-submitted errors on its platform. The outage may have affected a larger number of users. A majority of users…

Dungeons & Dragons. Credit: Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast has issued an apology regarding a Dungeons & Dragons update that included “offensive material” connected to the game’s Hadozee race. The newest Dungeons & Dragons campaign, Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, introduced the Hadozee race via the Astral Adventurer’s Guide. A passage refers to them as “timid mammals, no bigger than house cats,” before likening them to monkeys with “wing-like flaps” that allow them to…

Glen Schofield, the founded of Striking Distance Studios, has apologised after his tweet which seemingly glorified crunch culture went viral Yesterday (September 3) Schofield, who is currently leading the team developing The Callisto Protocol, posted a tweet that read: “I only talk about the game during an event. We are working 6 to 7 days a week, nobody’s forcing us. Exhaustion, tired, COVID, but we’re working. Bugs, glitches, performance fixes, One last pass through audio. 12 to 15 hours days. This is gaming. Hard…

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak out about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologised to her for the abuse she endured.The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday said that it will host Littlefeather, now 75, for an evening of “conversation, healing and celebration” in September.When Brando won best actor for The Godfather in 1973, Littlefeather, wearing buckskin dress…

Following images of a new dog skin in Call of Duty: Warzone being removed by Activision Blizzard due to accusations of plagiarism, the publisher has issued an apology to the original artist. Artist Sail Lin took to Twitter on July 29 to allege their original work from 2019 had been stolen by the company, pointing out clear imitations by Activision for the “Loyal Samoyed” skin in Call of Duty: Warzone. Lin told Kotaku that they hadn’t been in contact with Activision and had no idea that the publisher was going to add…

In an emotional YouTube post, Smith addressed why he did not apologise to Rock when he accepted the Best Actor prize for his work in 'King Richard' shortly after he charged the stage and slapped the comic for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's short haircut Will Smith. Pic/AFP A contrite Will Smith has opened up about the controversy surrounding his assault of Chris Rock at this year's Academy Awards, offering…

In his winning speech, Will covered a number of topics, including why he hadn’t already apologised to Chris earlier. Will Smith, 53, has finally spoken out about the incident that occurred four months after he slapped Chris Rock, 57, at the Oscars. In a video posted to his Instagram on July 29, the actor expressed his regrets to Chris. “It’s been a minute…Over the last few months I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and personal work,” says a message from Will on the screen. “You asked a lot of fair questions that I wanted…

Actor Will Smith once again apologised to comedian Chris Rock whom he had slapped during Oscars 2022. On Instagram, Will shared a long video and explained his thoughts after the incident. Will said that he reached out to Chris but the comedian is not ready to talk. (Also read: Chris Rock addresses Will Smith's Oscars slap incident)Will Smith apologised to Chris and his family, including his mother Rose Rock. The video begins with text that read, “It's been a minute... Over the last few months, I've been doing a lot of…